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Following a brief initial visit after the fall of Assad’s regime, Syrian novelist Najat Abd al-Samad, based in Berlin, was preparing for a longer return to her hometown, Sweida. But...
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“The explosive barrels that we heard about, I transported them in my truck on the return trip... I’m not a participant in that crime. I was forced to do it. I...
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SyriaUntold brings you the latest edition of our digest. We want to share with you the news, features, investigative pieces and long-form essays that we're reading this week.
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SyriaUntold brings you the latest edition of our digest. We want to share with you the news, features, investigative pieces and long-form essays that we're reading this week.
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SyriaUntold brings you the latest edition of our digest. We want to share with you the news, features, investigative pieces and long-form essays that we're reading this week.
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Murder turned into an act of self-defense, in which the regime and international community embarked on a selfish battle of describing the crime using terms such as civil war, the...
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